Happy New Year! 明けましておめでとうございます！

So, the year 2009 has come to an end, huh...
It's all gone by so fast! I can't believe that just a little over 5 months ago I was still in Japan.


This has certainly been an eventful year: 


¤ I went to Japan for the first time in the summer of 08, and stayed there for 10 months.


¤ I celebrated my birthday, experienced Christmas and New Year's Eve 09 in another country with another family. 

¤ I met so many lovely people and had wonderful experiences I'll never forget. 

¤ I came home, went back to school and started in a new class. 

¤ I made new friends and caught up with some old after a year on exchange.

¤ I saw Tori Amos live (but never got around to writing about it)

¤ My boyfriend went and came back from his exchange to Japan! (lol)

There's no way I could sum 2009 up in one blog entry! I think it has been a wonderful year in so many ways. Still, there's a few things I'd like to do in 2010:


¤ Tidy up my messy room (I feel more organized and efficient in neat surroundings...)

¤ Do more of the things I really want to do, and like.

¤ Keep pursuing my dreams, giving it my best! 頑張ります！

¤ Do my best in most things! 頑張りま~す!!

¤ Spend more time with my friends before they all go off to study at uni. :O

¤ FINISH HIGH SCHOOL!!

Now it only remains to see if I can keep up with all of this, haha!
First I need to finish my term paper for January 4th...

Location: Norway
Mood: *possibilities!*

Happy New Year!

Seeing as the clock has turned 00:00 here in Japan, it's officially time to say "Happy New Year"!

I can't believe it's '09 already! It's gone by so fast - and at the same time this has been the longest year. In a way it seems like Norway, my Norwegian school and my preparations for Japan...in a sense even my family and friends were all in another life, or somewhere really far away. And in many ways it is. Yet I keep them all as close as I can in my heart. I'm wearing my saami necklace I received as a present from my dad today, and the bracelet my boyfriend gave me. Just to be kind of symbolic. I usually always spend New Year's Eve with my family.

This year I'm spending it with my Japanese family instead. We're going to a shrine, which will be fun! And I'm having a good time with them too. <3

2008 has been a really exciting year for me. So much has happened! '08 will always be the year when...

- Si Chàng came to visit us in Norway (I can't believe that was that really in '08?!)
- I started my second year at school with all my friends <3 (and last with them)
- I had my second (and final) year of Japanese evening classes!
- The year I turned 18, but did not officially come of age (Japan, I love you!)
- The year I first came to Japan
- The year I went on my high school exchange to Japan (and met my wonderful Japanese family)!

So what will the new year bring? I'm not sure, but I'm sure it'll be exciting and wonderful too! "Just around the river bend..."

This year, I'll...

- work hard on my Japanese!
- do my best at kyudo!
- try not to put on too much weight while in Japan -_-;;
- buy and work with a kanji book (want to learn more!)
- in general "ganbarimasu~!"
- Enjoy myself as much as I can! :D

Again: Happy New Year!



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